Yes, the "dream crabs" in Doctor Who's latest Christmas special were basically facehuggers from Alien — to the point where the show kept lampshading this. But they still looked cool and revolting, and this concept art shows how they could have been even nastier. »1/06/15 12:20pm 1/06/15 12:20pm

Doctor Who's head writer, Steven Moffat,has sometimes been accusedof having a few main story ideas that he trots out again and again. Today's Doctor Who Christmas special, "Last Christmas," feels like a hilarious, spirited defense: A story made entirely out of old stories, which just has fun with it. Spoilers… »12/25/14 7:00pm 12/25/14 7:00pm

This season of Doctor Who has been pretty tightly structured around a few big themes, and all of them were tied up in the season finale. A lot of them, not surprisingly, had to do with Clara Oswald — and we finally found out why she was chosen as the Doctor's companion. Spoilers! »11/08/14 7:00pm 11/08/14 7:00pm

Sometimes Doctor Who plays fast and loose with science. (Just like Star Trek and Star Wars.) But this show was created, in part, to teach science to children, and its producers used to subscribe to New Scientist. Here are 20 Doctor Who stories which are based on real scientific ideas. »11/05/14 11:40am 11/05/14 11:40am

Doctor Who's two-part season finale aired its first half tonight, and the story is almost entirely driven by Clara Oswald and her decisions. It's a measure of how much she's grown as a character that this works as splendidly as it does. But did Clara just learn the true cost of trying to be the Doctor? Spoilers… »11/01/14 7:00pm 11/01/14 7:00pm

"The Caretaker" is my favorite episode of the Peter Capaldi era of Doctor Who thus far. And it's also probably going to turn out to be the episode where this season really "clicks" for me. Really great stuff, that puts the Doctor on the spot in a way we've never seen before. Spoilers ahead... »9/27/14 7:00pm 9/27/14 7:00pm

I'm still kind of dazed by tonight's episode of Doctor Who. I can't decide if it's a fantastic work of genius or a shaggy-dog story. Maybe both. But it's clearly Steven Moffat turning all of his favorite tropes up to 11. And I came away feeling, more than ever, as though there's not much point debating Moffat's Who. »9/13/14 7:00pm 9/13/14 7:00pm

Showrunner Steven Moffat has made it clear that he's already making plans for at least some of Doctor Who's episodes in 2015 — but speculation as to who might replace him continues to spread. And one surprising candidate has seemed to fuel the speculation, with a series of confusing tweets. Update: Comments from… »9/05/14 1:20pm 9/05/14 1:20pm

This was a pretty humdrum season Doctor Who season opener for the most part. Except that Peter Capaldi, the new Doctor, is already bringing a marvelously strange energy to the role of the Doctor. Capaldi's presence lent a huge spark to the storyline about Clara having trouble adjusting to the Doctor's new face. »8/23/14 8:12pm 8/23/14 8:12pm

The first proper trailer for Doctor Who season eight premiered over the weekend, and it was chock full of monsters, robots, and a Time Lord identity crisis. We pored over every frame, and here's what we learned! Warning: Spoilers and speculation ahead.. »7/14/14 7:00am 7/14/14 7:00am

Hard to believe, but the BBC weren't sure if Doctor Who could go on without David Tennant. They were seriously considering pulling the plug on the show when the Tenth Doctor moved on, according to head writer Steven Moffat. »5/27/14 3:20pm 5/27/14 3:20pm

Meet Danny. He's a schoolteacher who teaches at the same school as Clara Oswald, the Doctor's companion on Doctor Who. And he's about to become the show's newest recurring character. And possibly, another companion? »2/24/14 2:02pm 2/24/14 2:02pm

Steven Moffat's been in charge of Doctor Who's storytelling since 2010, and he's probably nearing the end of his tenure. So everybody's wondering who could take over this insanely demanding job, when the show regenerates next time. Let's break down seven prospects, in order of most likely to least likely. »1/17/14 12:45pm 1/17/14 12:45pm

Matt Smith has been one of the most engaging actors ever to play that ageless time traveler on Doctor Who — but if he'd been given better, weightier material to work with, he might have been the best Doctor of all, argues a new article in The Atlantic. »12/30/13 1:40pm 12/30/13 1:40pm

In many ways, "Time of the Doctor" doesn't just conclude the story that's been running since Matt Smith's first episode of Doctor Who — it also sums up Smith's tenure as the ageless Time Lord. The good parts as well as the bad parts. Spoilers ahead... »12/25/13 8:10pm 12/25/13 8:10pm

After revealing that the Doctor's history was even more complicated than we already knew, in the recent "Day of the Doctor," showrunner Steven Moffat has finally clarified just which number of Doctor Matt Smith is. But a new rumor indicates things are crazier than you ever realized. »11/25/13 1:34pm 11/25/13 1:34pm

THIS IS A 7-MINUTE PREQUEL MINISODE TO THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL CONFIRMING ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING SECRETS IN THE DOCTOR'S LONG, LONG LIFE. WATCH IT. NOW.»11/14/13 8:42am 11/14/13 8:42am